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post #21 of 31
6/22/07 at 12:17pm
good reason to not go the OEM OS route.. the OEM version is usually only a few $ cheaper than retail and not really worth the hassle. With retail you can put it on whatever you want and swap it whenever you want, just as long as it's only on one system. OEM is stuck to the specific system you put it on, although I'm fairly certain it would still be legal to leave it on a sytem with a replacement hard drive. that would be like saying you couldn't upgrade the RAM or a video card..

and for drivers I'd recommend a thumb drive instead of a floppy. most modern mobo's will let you boot to a thumb
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post #22 of 31
6/22/07 at 1:54pm
when planning out your system , keep future upgrade routes in mind. (Ex. if you buy an sli motherboard but only one gfx card, buy a psu that has enough power and pci-e connectors to support another card so you can keep that option open down the road), stick with a motherboard/processor using a modern socket (AM2 rather than 939 if going down the AMD route) , other than that, its really all up to you (which is 90% of the fun) good luck with your system!
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post #23 of 31
6/22/07 at 2:47pm
Also take a close look at the mobo maker's website as most of the big hairy ugly issues usually involve a mobo/bios problem. Asus has decent forums for common issues (I have not dealt with any others, I assume they do also).
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post #24 of 31
6/22/07 at 7:05pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks all, I've got another (yes, another) question. For my next system I'm either going to get a 100% clear acrylic case or at least a full ATX + window. So I was wondering how putting fans in works, if one of you wouldn't mind, could you guys possibly tell me how long a cable for a case fan is and if I should get a fan controller. Also, if you have a fan controller, do you plug the fan into the mobo and controller, or just the controller?
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post #25 of 31
6/23/07 at 12:57pm
To make a long story short, don't get rid of your old system until you are completely sure that the new one works properly.
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post #26 of 31
6/25/07 at 8:24am
might also want to look into EMI shielding.. acrylic looks really nice, but shields absolutely nothing..
and my experience with fan cables is they're usually always too short for pretty much anything you want them for, except plugging into the mobo
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post #27 of 31
6/25/07 at 3:12pm
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Originally Posted by dman22 View Post
might also want to look into EMI shielding.. acrylic looks really nice, but shields absolutely nothing..
and my experience with fan cables is they're usually always too short for pretty much anything you want them for, except plugging into the mobo

Would you recommend fan cable extensions or just plugging them into the mobo? probably just plugging into the mobo would be cheaper/easier/cleaner.
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post #28 of 31
6/26/07 at 8:09am
plugging into the mobo is how you control them using the onboard controls. if you did extensions you'd have to use an external controller.
I have no experience with external controllers and have had no problems with onboard. I don't overclock and keep the inside as clutter free as possible, so heat has never been an issue
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post #29 of 31
6/26/07 at 11:27am
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I was at first considering a bay controller but I'm thinking at this point thats probably overkill. Just a quick question on the fans (again ) but when you plug them into the mobo, will they adjust the fan speeds depending on temperature internally? And also, when the system is idle does the mobo keep the fans running quiet because sound for me is a concern .

On the mobo, I would also assume there would be enough slots in the motherboard to fit the number of fans required. Although I checked out some mobos from pics and they seem to all only have 3 pin fan connections, and then I looked in my Alienware desktop and noticed that the 4 pin ones just connect to a 4 pin molex. So, do 4 pin's run at a single standard speed?
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post #30 of 31
6/26/07 at 5:19pm
4 pins will run at one speed and only 3 pins will connect to the mobo. the speed they turn at depends on the mobo and I really am not an up to date expert on that.. my newest desktop build is an ancient P4 2.6C on an Abit IC-7G mobo. It is far from quiet and doesn't have any software to really adjust it, but I believe the newer boards do. You'll probably have to find someone with something new to verify that
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post #31 of 31
6/26/07 at 7:26pm
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Originally Posted by dman22 View Post
4 pins will run at one speed and only 3 pins will connect to the mobo. the speed they turn at depends on the mobo and I really am not an up to date expert on that.. my newest desktop build is an ancient P4 2.6C on an Abit IC-7G mobo. It is far from quiet and doesn't have any software to really adjust it, but I believe the newer boards do. You'll probably have to find someone with something new to verify that

I'm sure I'll figure it out the mobo manual will probably tell me all I need to know :] thanks for all your help!
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